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Fudge vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fudge and bananas

  • Fudge is richer in copper, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and manganese, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
  • Fudge covers your daily saturated fat needs 32% more than bananas.
  • Fudge has 10 times more calcium than bananas. Fudge has 49mg of calcium, while bananas have 5mg.
  • Bananas are lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Bananas, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Fudge
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more IronIron +580.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +321.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +222.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Fudge
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Banana
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +277.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2958.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~9.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Banana DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.112g 29%
Copper 0.329mg 0.078mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.367mg 27%
Iron 1.77mg 0.26mg 19%
Carbs 76.44g 22.84g 18%
Calories 411kcal 89kcal 16%
Fats 10.41g 0.33g 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.15mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.032g 7%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.27mg 7%
Potassium 134mg 358mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 22mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Vitamin A 44µg 3µg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.6g 4%
Folate 4µg 20µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.334mg 4%
Calcium 49mg 5mg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 1µg 3%
Protein 2.39g 1.09g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.665mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.073g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 27mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 1mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.031mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A
Choline 10mg 9.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
4
2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3054.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +234.7%
Contains more OtherOther +14.5%
Contains more WaterWater +663.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9096.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +411%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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